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Salina First Church of the Nazarene

Got Questions??? How to Beat Temptation

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Salina First Church of the Nazarene

1425 S Ohio St, Salina, KS 67401, USA

Sunday 8:00 AM

Today's question...How do I face temptation and escape the trap of Satan?
Temptation is only a problem if you choose to go where it is easily found and submit to it.
Satan never attacks in the areas of our strengths, unless our strengths have produced an arrogance that in it itself makes us vulnerable. He always looks for opportunity — moments of weakness or opportunity where for one reason or another we have let our guard down.
Temptation is only a problem if you choose to go where it is easily found and submit to it.
Temptation is only a problem if you choose to go where it is easily found and submit to it.
How do I face temptation and win? PRAY
Temptation is only a problem if you choose to go where it is easily found and submit to it.
How do I face temptation and win? READ, STUDY, AND QUOTE SCRIPTURE

Matthew 4:1-11 -- The Temptation of Christ
How do I face temptation and win? ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIPS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
The Talmud says...A man without companions is like the left hand without the right.
Temptation is only a problem if you choose to go where it is easily found and submit to it.
How do I face temptation and win? FLEE WHEN TEMPTATION PRESENTS ITSELF!
The moment we give any temptation a second look, a second thought, a second chance to influence us, we're done.
Temptation is only a problem if you choose to go where it is easily found and submit to it.
How do I face temptation and win? NEVER FORGET THE COST OF GIVING IN!
Sin may look good for a season, but the moment it gains a foothold in your life, the outcome will be disaster.
Temptation is only a problem if you choose to go where it is easily found and submit to it.
So how do you defeat temptation?

1. Pray
2. Read, study, and quote scripture
3. Establish relationships of accountability
4. Flee when temptation presents itself
5. Never forget the cost of giving in